Midtstuen (station)
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Midtstuen is a station on Holmenkollbanen (line 1) on the Oslo T-bane system, between Skådalen and Besserud. It is the lower end of the popular tobogganing course Korketrekkeren. Midtstuen is located at an altitude of 223,3 m.[1]
On October 22, 1987 a train carrying 12 passengers suffered a catastraphic failure in the braking system further up the line, causing it to roll down and finally tipping over at Midtstuen. One person was killed in the crash and four were seriously injured.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Holmenkollbanen's stations
- ^ [1] Report from an Oslo City Council meeting concerning the disaster, in Norwegian
